Vice President, Solution Architect - C13 - NEW YORK

Citibank; New York (NY); On-site; USD 142,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Solutions Architect to lead architectural activities in financial services. This senior role involves analyzing functional requirements, designing solutions, and presenting recommendations to stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in engineering roles, particularly in Cash Management and Payments. Join a dynamic team that values innovation and efficiency, where your contributions will shape the future of banking technology. If you are passionate about problem-solving and technology, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Wellness Programs

Qualifications

• 10-15 years in engineering and architectural roles in Financial Services.
• Experience in large tech projects and enterprise architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop solution design options for enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Serve as a technology subject matter expert for stakeholders.

Skills

Architectural Design

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Decision Making

Analytical Skills

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Postgraduate Degree in Management

Tools

Agile/Scrum/Kanban

Design Metrics

Analytics Tools

Job description

Overview of the Organization:

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.

As a bank with a brain and a soul, Citi creates economic value that is systemically responsible and in our clients’ best interests. As a financial institution that touches every region of the world and every sector that shapes your daily life, our Enterprise Operations & Technology teams are charged with a mission that rivals any large tech company. Our technology solutions are the foundations of everything we do from keeping the bank safe, managing global resources, and providing the technical tools our workers need to be successful to designing our digital architecture and ensuring our platforms provide a first-class customer experience. We reimagine client and partner experiences to deliver excellence through secure, reliable, and efficient services.

Our commitment to diversity includes a workforce that represents the clients we serve from all walks of life, backgrounds, and origins. We foster an environment where the best people want to work. We value and demand respect for others, promote individuals based on merit, and ensure opportunities for personal development are widely available to all. Ideal candidates are innovators with well-rounded backgrounds who bring their authentic selves to work and complement our culture of delivering results with pride. If you are a problem solver who seeks passion in your work, come join us. We’ll enable growth and progress together.

Overview of the Role:

The Solutions architect is a senior level position responsible for leading variety of architectural and engineering activities including the analysis of functional requirements, solutions design, evaluation of different options and presenting comparative analysis along with recommendation to senior stakeholders . You will apply in-depth domain knowledge of financial services to grasp all facets of the multiple dimensional business problems and develop solution options.

You are a results-oriented, innovative and motivated individual who pursues opportunities to improve efficiency, enhance controls and extend scalability through well thought through system designs. You will be joining a team of experienced solutions, business, technical, and data architects designing enterprise-wide solutions for critical business needs. Your key stakeholders will be operations teams, product teams and application development teams from different parts of the organization. Your stakeholders will be based globally operating in different time-zones.

Responsibilities:

• Develop solution design options for enterprise wide initiatives, analyze pros and cons of different options and come up with a recommendation.
• Serve as a technology subject matter expert for internal and external stakeholders and provide direction for all firm mandated controls and compliance initiatives, all projects within the group and in creating a technology domain roadmap
• Evaluates and tests potential architecture solution designs to ensure they meet functional and non-functional requirements
• Ensure that all integration of functions meet business goals
• Define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process enhancements
• Identify problem causality, business impact and root causes
• Exhibit knowledge of how own specialty area contributes to the business and apply knowledge of competitors, products and services
• Advise or mentor junior team members
• Impact the solution design by influencing decisions through advice, counsel or facilitating services
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Education and Experience:

• Degree / post graduate degree, preferably in computer science, computer engineering or business / management
• 10-15 years of relevant experience in an engineering and architectural role in Cash Management, Intra-day Liquidity, Payments, Financial Ledger, Regulatory reporting areas in Financial Services
• Experience working on large technology projects using industry-standard delivery methodologies (e.g., Agile/Scrum/Kanban)
• Experience working in enterprise architect and technology strategy roles
• Ability to develop working relationships
• Management and prioritization skills
• Strong decision making, forward thinking and creative problem-solving skills to anticipate and respond quickly to technological/market influences
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Comprehensive knowledge of design metrics, analytics tools, benchmarking activities and related reporting to identify best practices
• Demonstrated analytic/diagnostic skills
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, and take ownership of various parts of a project or initiative
• Ability to work under pressure and manage to tight deadlines or unexpected changes in requirements

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Systems & Engineering

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

New York New York United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$142,320.00 - $213,480.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

May 12, 2025

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